Whole Wheat Bread from Pennsylvania

Makes 1 loaf

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2 packages dry yeast

1 ¼ cups warm water

2 tablespoons honey

2 tablespoons butter, melted

2 teaspoons salt

1½ cups whole wheat flour

1½ cups all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon butter, melted

In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in the water. Stir in the honey and butter.

In a separate bowl, combine salt with the flours. 

Add half of the of the flour to the yeast mixture and beat by hand 100 strokes or 3 minutes with an electric mixer on medium setting.

Add the remaining flour and knead for 2 minutes. 

Cover the bowl with a cloth and set in a warm place (85 degrees F) to rise until doubled in bulk, about 40 minutes.

Press down dough and knead for 5 minutes.

Place dough in a greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Let rise another 40 minutes or until batter reaches top of pan.

Bake in 375 degrees for 45 – 50 minutes.

Remove from pan at once onto cooling rack. Brush top of loaf with butter.

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Adapted from The Art of Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking by Edna Eby Heller, 1968.

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